Future Plans and Intentions

This unit introduces the Bengali future tense and teaches you how to talk about plans, intentions, and upcoming events. You will learn to express what you will do, make conditional statements, and explain purposes — essential skills for discussing travel plans, meetings, and daily scheduling.

Basic Sentences

Bengali	English
ami kalke Dhaka jabo	I will go to Dhaka tomorrow
apni ki korben?	What will you do?
amra shonddhay dekha korbo	We will meet in the evening
tumi ki ashbe?	Will you come?
she aashbe bole bolechhe	He said he will come
jodi brishti hoy, tobe ami jabo na	If it rains, I will not go
ami Bangla shikhte chai	I want to learn Bengali
apnar shathe dekha korar jonno ashbo	I will come to meet you
tini next month-e phirben	He will return next month
amar ichchha achhe ektu ghumote	I have the intention to sleep a bit
amader plan achhe bazar korte jaowa	We have a plan to go shopping
jodi shomoy hoy, tobe phone korbo	If there is time, I will call

Key Vocabulary

Bengali	English
korbo	I will do
korbe	you (tumi) will do
korben	you (apni) will do
jabo	I will go
ashbo	I will come
shikhbo	I will learn
ichchha	wish, desire, intention
plan	plan
jodi	if
tobe	then (in conditional)
jonno	for (purpose)
-te	infinitive marker (to do)
hobe	it will be / it will happen
parbo	I will be able
next month	next month
phirbo	I will return

Grammar Notes

The Future Tense

Bengali forms the future by adding specific endings to the verb stem:

Person	Ending	Example (kora — to do)
ami (I)	-bo	korbo
tumi (you, familiar)	-be	korbe
apni (you, formal)	-ben	korben
she/tini (he/she)	-be/-ben	korbe/korben
amra (we)	-bo	korbo
tara (they)	-be	korbe

Common future forms: jabo (will go), ashbo (will come), khabo (will eat), bolbo (will say), dekhbo (will see).

Expressing Intention

Use ichchha (wish/desire) or plan with the infinitive:

• ami jawar ichchha achhe — I wish to go
• amader bazar korar plan achhe — We have a plan to shop

Conditional: jodi … tobe

The conditional pattern in Bengali uses jodi (if) in the first clause and tobe (then) in the second:

• jodi apni ashen, tobe ami khushi hobo — If you come, I will be happy
• jodi brishti na hoy, tobe amra jabo — If it doesn’t rain, we will go

The verb after jodi takes the present tense, while the result clause uses the future.

Purpose Clauses with jonno and -te

To express purpose, use jonno (for) or the infinitive marker -te:

• ami Bangla shikhte esechhi — I have come to learn Bengali
• khabar khawar jonno restaurant-e jabo — I will go to a restaurant to eat food

Drills

Drill 1: Future Tense Conjugation

Complete with the correct future form:

Prompt	Answer
ami (jaowa)	ami jabo
apni (aasha)	apni ashben
tumi (khaowa)	tumi khabe
amra (dekha)	amra dekhbo

Drill 2: Conditional Sentences

Form a conditional sentence:

Condition	Result	Full Sentence
shomoy hoy	phone korbo	jodi shomoy hoy, tobe phone korbo
tumi asho	amra jabo	jodi tumi asho, tobe amra jabo
brishti hoy	baire jabo na	jodi brishti hoy, tobe baire jabo na

Drill 3: Expressing Purpose

Combine using jonno or -te:

Action	Purpose	Sentence
ami esechhi	Bangla shikha	ami Bangla shikhte esechhi
she jabe	ticket kena	she ticket kinte jabe
amra jabo	bazar kora	amra bazar korte jabo

Narrative

ami kalke Dhaka jabo. amar bondhu-r shathe dekha korar plan achhe. jodi shomoy hoy, tobe amra shahorer purano ongsheo jabo. ami Bangla bhalo bolte pari na, kintu shikhte chai. amar ichchha achhe ekdin fluently bolte parbo. jodi roj practice kori, tobe hoyto shombhob hobe.

I will go to Dhaka tomorrow. I have a plan to meet my friend. If there is time, we will also go to the old part of the city. I cannot speak Bengali well, but I want to learn. I have a wish to speak fluently one day. If I practice every day, then perhaps it will be possible.